Chapter 13: Change

The next day in the morning, Mizuha goes to school with Elly after they bumped into each other at the road junction earlier. "The weather is starting to get hot now, right?" said Elly.

"You're right. We're already at the end of spring, and we're heading into summer next week," said Mizuha. "Next week, we'll switch to our summer uniforms. I can't wait to see how I look in them," said Elly.

"Oh, I haven't even looked at how my summer uniform looks yet," said Mizuha, suddenly remembering.

Suddenly, they heard another voice calling both of them from behind. "Mizuha-chan, Elly-chan, good morning," said Shimizu.

"Oh, Shimizu, good morni—" Mizuha was stunned, seeing Shimizu approaching them in a feminine, polite manner, even dressed similarly to how she appeared in Mizuha's dream yesterday.

"Elly-chan… is that Shimizu!?" said Mizuha. "Yes, it is, but why is she dressed like that?" said Elly, also feeling off about Shimizu. Both of them shocked with Shimizu change into feminine polite charm instead her usually tomboyish.

"Elly-chan," said Mizuha. "What is it, Mizuha-chan?" said Elly.

"Can you slap my face?" said Mizuha. "Umm... okay...," said Elly.

Slap...

"Thanks...!!" said Mizuha, confirming she wasn't dreaming like yesterday.

"So, this isn't a dream like before... why has she become like that?" wondered Mizuha.

"Good morning, both of you. It's a bit hotter today, right?" said Shimizu with a polite, feminine charm that was the opposite of her usual self.

Elly then approached Shimizu and suddenly pulled her cheek. "Stretch," said Elly with smile.

"Ah, it hurts, Elly--chan, it hurts," said Shimizu with a softened tone.

"Eh, wait Elly-chan….!?" said Mizuha unexpected to see Elly doing that.

"Not like that, Elly-chan, you should pull her cheek like this," said Mizuha, suddenly pulling her cheek stronger than Elly.

"It hurts so much, you know! What's wrong with you two today?!" shouted Shimizu suddenly in her usual tone.

"Ah, she's back to normal..." said both Mizuha and Elly at the same time.

"What's wrong, Shimizu? You suddenly dressed up and are acting so polite, just like in my dream earlier," said Mizuha. "I thought I was still dreaming like yesterday you know" said Mizuha again.

"Ah, actually…," Shimizu began to explain her reason like her being force.

Yesterday, her mother had said, "Shimizu, sit properly and close your legs. You're a girl, you know, but you act so manly, like a boy. I'm worried about you. You lack feminine charm."

"But Mom, this is how I usually act. I've been a bit boyish since I was a child," Shimizu resisted.

"I know, but sometimes you must act like a proper lady. If you stay this boyish, I'm sure you won't get a single boyfriend by the time you're an adult," her mother replied.

"But how am I supposed to act like a proper lady?" Shimizu asked, clueless.

"I have an idea. Why don't you try being polite and feminine at school tomorrow? I'm sure you'll get used to it bit by bit," her mother suggested.

"Huh!? No way! If I act like that at school, my friends will laugh at me and think something's wrong with me," Shimizu still resisted.

Her mother, a bit upset by Shimizu's refusal, warned, "Do it, or do you want your allowance for this month that you supposed to get it tomorrow to be cut in half?"

Shimizu, fearing the threat, agreed, "Alright, I'll do it… just don't cut my allowance, please."

"Okay, it's settled then. We have a deal," her mother said with a smile. Shimizu, upset, muttered under her breath, "This old hag, how dare she threaten me by cutting my allowance. If you weren't my mother, I'd beat you up."

"Did you say something, honey?" her mother asked, turning to her with a yandere-like smile.

"No, no, I didn't say anything… I promise to do it tomorrow," Shimizu stammered and ran to her room.

"How do I act polite and feminine? Should I copy how Elly behaves every day and speak politely using honorifics?" she wondered. Suddenly, she remembered how she was polite in Mizuha's dream earlier. "Do I need to act like I did in her dream?"

"Alright, I'll act like both Elly and the polite, feminine version of me from Mizuha's dream," Shimizu decided. She let her hair down, adjusted her speaking style to be polite, and practiced walking very femininely. She repeated this over and over, training herself until midnight.

This morning, Shimizu's mom had finished preparing breakfast for her child and called both of her daughter and her son to down to the kitchen from below, "Shimizu, Shinichi breakfast is ready."

"Yes, I'm coming," replied Shimizu.

Shimizu then came down from her room and greeted her mother, "Good morning, my dear mother," she said in a very polite and feminine tone.

Her mother was shocked, dropping the chopsticks she was holding, and exclaimed, "Huh!? Who are you?"

"What are you saying, Mom? It's me, your daughter Shimizu," Shimizu responded in a girly tone.

"Eh…!!!" her mother exclaimed again. "Really, are you really, Shimizu?" her mother doesn't believe it, that was Shimizu. "Yes, it me Shimizu" said Shimizu, while wondered "Ah, this so annoying".

"That's it… that's it… Shimizu..." she said, amazed by Shimizu's change. "I didn't recognize you at first when I saw you," said her mother. She took out her phone and started taking photos of Shimizu from every angle.

"What are you doing, Mom?" Shimizu said, feeling annoyed, and reverted to her usual tone.

"Finally, finally, I have a daughter…" her mother said, feeling blessed.

"Have you seen me as your son all this time?" Shimizu wondered, feeling weird about it.

"What are you guys being so noisy about this morning?" said Shinichi, Shimizu's little brother, as he came into the kitchen, yawning. Her brother is in 2nd years in middle school.

"Ah, Shinichi, good morning," said Shimizu in a polite and feminine tone, teasing her little brother to see his reaction.

"Oh, good morning," Shinichi replied politely. "Who is this cutie? Is she one of my sister's friends?" he wondered.

"Are you my big sister's friend? I'm Shinichi, her little brother," Shinichi introduced himself.

"Hahaha…" both his mother and Shimizu laughed.

"Why are both of you laughing? What's so funny?" Shinichi asked, confused.

"What are you talking about, Shinichi? That's your older sister," said their mother.

"Huh!? You mean this cute girl is my tomboy big sis?" said Shinichi.

Shimizu stood up and immediately grabbed his neck with her arm. "Who are you calling tomboy, huh, Shin-chan?"

"It hurts… I give up, I give up!" said Shinichi, trying to release himself. "This is really her. I've been deceived, damn it," wondered Shinichi.

"You're so mean, big sis. How dare you deceive my eyes this morning? I almost fell for you earlier," said Shinichi, a bit disappointed, as he ate his breakfast.

"Eh, you almost fell for me, huh, Shin-chan? Then how about you go out with me, Shinichi?" said Shimizu again in her polite and feminine style, while holding her little brother's arm.

"Ah, shut up! I'll never fall for the same trick again," said Shinichi, pushing Shimizu aside.

"Both of you, hurry up and eat your breakfast, or you'll be late for school," said their mother.

"Ah, you're right. This is your fault, big sis, for playing around like this," said Shinichi, blaming Shimizu.

"Shimizu, don't forget what I asked you to do yesterday, or you know what will happen to your allowance if you don't," said their mother.

"Alright, I know, I'll do it," said Shimizu as she was about to leave the house.

"That the reason I must act like this for day, it to save my allowance of this moth being cut in half" said Shimizu tell to both of Mizuha and Elly.

"Ah, she's actually worried about her allowance being cut," wondered both Elly and Mizuha, looking weirdly at Shimizu.

"I can't believe I woke up late today," said Hikaru while eating bread as he walked together with Zul after they bumped into each other earlier.

"It's so rare to see you late; you usually get to school earlier than me," said Zul.

Then, both of them saw Mizuha and her friends in front of them and approached them, calling out, "Good morning, you guys," said Hikaru from behind. Mizuha and her friends turned around to greet them.

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"Ah, you guys, good morning~ Hikaru-kun, Zul-kun, tee-hee" Shimizu greeted them with her polite and feminine style, as usual. Both Hikaru and Zul stopped, shocked at what they saw. Hikaru even dropped the bread he was holding.

"Hikaru, you dropped your bread," said Zul.

"I know," said Hikaru.

"Zul, can you please slap my face," asked Hikaru, wanting to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

"Sure," said Zul, immediately slapping Hikaru's face. Slap!

"Thanks, even though it hurt my face so much," said Hikaru.

"Who is that person? Don't tell me that… I hope it's not her…," said Hikaru feeling goosebump.

"Calm down dude, it's just Shimizu being polite and feminine," said Zul, immediately finishing Hikaru's trailing sentence.

"I knew it," said Hikaru.

"Ara~ Ara you two, why are you suddenly stunned after seeing me like this?" said Shimizu as she approached them. "Do you want to say something to my face?" Shimizu said with a fake smile, holding back her anger while speaking politely and femininely.

"Ah, she seems angry. I better not make her upset," thought Hikaru. "No, no, we're just shocked to see you like this. It's unusual, right, Zul?" said Hikaru, not wanting to mention anything about Shimizu's changes. Zul just nodded his head in agreement with Hikaru.

"Oh, I see. Then I forgive you guys, tee-hee," said Shimizu.

"Umm, what happened to her? Did she hit her head somewhere?" whispered Hikaru to Mizuha.

"Haha, we were also shocked to see her like this earlier, actually," replied Mizuha to Hikaru, explaining what had happened.

"Haha… you became like this to save your allowance. That's so hilarious, Shimizu," said Hikaru, laughing.

"Ah, shut up. It's my own business. Do you have a problem with it?" said Shimizu with her normal tones.

"No, it's nothing, but it feels off seeing you like this. You somehow look cute like this," said Hikaru.

"Ah, cute, you said? I don't want to hear that from someone like you," said Shimizu, blushing as she pushed Hikaru away from Mizuha and took his place instead.

"Let's go, Mizuha-chan. Let's ignore this pervert and walk together with me," said Shimizu with a feminine voice.

Mizuha also glared at Hikaru while pouting. "Hmph!" said Mizuha, pouting.

"Eh, why is Mizuha making a face like that? Is she jealous because I called Shimizu cute earlier?" wondered Hikaru, sighing.

"Umm, Mizuha… are you jealous?" asked Hikaru.

"No, it's nothing… I'm not jealous at all," said Mizuha, still pouting and walking faster.

"Ah, please wait for me, Mizuha," said Hikaru, chasing after her.

"I feel weird after seeing Shimizu turn out like that," said Zul. Elly just chuckled; hearing Zul complain like that.

"Zul, do you want to call her cute too, like Hikaru?" said Elly with a slightly scary smile as she immediately grabbed and held Zul's hand. Zul can feel a jealousy from Elly.

"Elly, what are you doing? Release your hands; we're near the school, and everyone is watching," said Zul, a bit nervous. Elly was the only one who could make Zul talkative and nervous like that. Afterward, the five of them arrived at school and entered their own classes.

Arriving at class, Shimizu made her grand entrance with charisma, looking like a rich lady. All her classmates looked at her and wondered,

"Who is that?" "Do we have someone this beautiful in our class?"

"Is she a new transfer student?" "But why is she sitting at Toyama-san's seat?"

"Seriously, they don't notice that's Shimizu," Mizuha wondered. Seeing Mizuha walking behind Shimizu, some of her classmates stopped her for a moment, "Hey, Yuki-san, who is that? I saw you and Sakamoto-san walking with her earlier," said her classmate.

"Huh? You guys didn't notice? That's Shimizu, you know," said Mizuha.

"Eh…...!!!!" her classmates shouted in shock, realizing that the beautiful girl they saw earlier was actually Shimizu. "Seriously, is that you, Toyama-san?"

"How did you turn into someone this cute?"

"What happened to you? Are you okay?" asked the female classmates as they approached them. "I'm fine, thanks for your concern. There's nothing wrong with me," said Shimizu.

The male classmates started talking among themselves, "Wow, she looks so cute today."

"Do you think she'll agree if I ask her out?" "Let's ask her to hang out with us," they said, approaching Shimizu.

"Hey, Toyama-san, do you want to hang out with us today?"

"Yeah, we're planning to go to karaoke after school. Do you want to join us?"

"Toyama-san, please go out with me," they said. "Ah, they are so annoying," wondered Shimizu.

"Umm…. actually…. I…. I…." said Shimizu, pretending to be shy.

"Wow, it's so cute…." they said.

"Ah, this is got more annoying. They really like me when I look like this. It's so irritating. I'd better make them go away," Shimizu thought.

"This…. this is really similar to my dream yesterday…. fu…" Mizuha tried to hold back her laughter. Shimizu noticed Mizuha holding back her laughter and thought, "Mizuha, damn you, you want to laugh at me, huh?" she wondered, upset.

She dropped the shy act but maintained her polite and feminine style as she replied to the guys who approached her, "Sorry, guys, I'm not interested. I can't join you."

"Don't say that, just hang out with us for today," they said.

"Didn't you hear what I said? I said I'm not interested. Do you want me to beat you up? Tee-hee~" she said, rejecting them with a polite and feminine style.

"Oh no, she's upset. Let's get back to our seats now, guys," they said, scared of Shimizu's words.

"Ah, it's so tiring to act like this. I hope this day passes as soon as possible," she sighed, feeling a bit tired of acting this way. "It's that old hag's fault. If she hadn't threatened me earlier, I wouldn't be so tired right now," Shimizu thought, a bit upset with her mother.

"Oh, she needs some pictures as proof too, that I acted like this at school," Shimizu suddenly remembered.

"Mizuha-chan!!" Shimizu called out as she approached Mizuha.

"Yes, can I help you, Shimizu-chan~?" Mizuha responded, playing along with Shimizu's act on purpose.

"You see, that old hag at my house wants a photo as proof that I acted like this today. Can you take my photo, please?" Shimizu asked with her feminine act.

"Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier? Leave it to me, okay, Shimizu-chan," Mizuha said, still playing along with the act.

"Hey, why are you acting like me too? Are you trying to mock me?" Shimizu whispered in her normal tone into Mizuha's ear.

"Because it's so funny to see you like this, Shimizu-chan," Mizuha chuckled.

"You're so mean, Mizuha-chan, how dare you do this to your close friend, sob… sob," Shimizu pretended to cry.

"Stop it, Shimizu. I... I can't hold it in anymore…" Mizuha said, wanting Shimizu to stop acting because she was about to burst into laughter.

After that, Shimizu interacted with her female classmates with a polite and feminine act while Mizuha took photos of all her interactions. "I think this is enough," said Mizuha after taking so many photos of Shimizu.

"Yes, this is it. These are really nice photos to show that old hag," Shimizu said.

"Thank you, Mizuha-chan," Shimizu said, still acting that way.

"Ah, enough with it, Shimizu," Mizuha sighed, as she no longer had the energy to laugh.

After lunch, Shimizu stopped by the toilet and asked Mizuha and the others to return to class without her. "You guys go back first; I want to stop by the toilet for a moment," said Shimizu. "Could you bring my bento box back to class too, Mizuha-chan?" Shimizu said, still in character.

"Yes, yes, I'll bring it. Now go ahead," said Mizuha with a slightly lazy response. Shimizu went to the toilet after that. After using the toilet, she heard a lot of noise and chaos from inside the toilet room. "What's that noise coming from?" She took a peek and saw a group of girls ganging up on one girl.

"You just brought this to us, but it's not enough. You should bring more money for us," said the group leader.

"But this is all I have for now. I don't have more than that," said the girl being bullied.

"Huh, it's that group, the ones who used to bully Elly before. They still haven't changed since then, and now they have a new victim," Shimizu thought.

"Because you failed, you'll be given a penalty for this," said the bully leader again.

"This is bad. I must act now to save that girl from getting bullied worse," Shimizu thought as she rushed toward the group.

"Ara~ what do we have here? A group of seniors ganging up on one girl? That's unfair, you know," said Shimizu, acting feminine while walking in front of the girl being bullied. "This isn't a good thing to do, you know, senpai. What happened if teacher know about this?" said Shimizu again.

"Get out of here, let me handle this, okay?" Shimizu whispered slowly to the girl. "But, you…" said that girl worried about Shimizu. "Don't worry I will be okay, just leave now," said Shimizu. The girl understood what Shimizu was asking and ran out of the toilet.

"Hey, who are you? How dare you suddenly interrupt our business!"

"As a replacement, you'll take that girl's place instead of her."

"Do what we ask, or we'll beat you up," said the bullies, trying to threaten Shimizu.

"Kyaa, so scary! Anyone, anyone, please save me!!" Shimizu shouted, pretending to be a helpless girl in a feminine tone.

"Look, she's shouting like that, hahaha," the bullies laughed at Shimizu.

"If you want to be safe, just give us the money you have now, and we'll leave you untouched," said the bullies' leader.

"Alright, alright, please do not hurt me, I'll give you, my money. Please wait a moment," said Shimizu again.

"Eh…. oops, I forgot I already used my money, tee-hee. All that's left in my pocket is this hair rubber band. Do you want it?" said Shimizu showing her usual rubber band that always used to tied her hair.

"Hey, please be serious with us, or you'll taste this punch from me," said the bullies' leader.

"Hahaha, serious… with you guys? What's that?" Shimizu laughed.

"What's so funny?" said the bullies, angry with her.

"Hey, hey, with just a few weeks passed, you guys already forgot about me? That's so mean, you know," said Shimizu while tying her hair back with that rubber band in her usual style. She also unbuttoned her blazer and changed her feminine expression to her usual tomboyish look.

"Did you miss me already, senpai?" said Shimizu, completely back to her usual tomboyish style. "With me acting like that today, you didn't recognize me? That's so pathetic."

"Wait, you're…!!" said the bullies' leader.

"Ah, it's her, the first-year tomboyish girl that beat us up earlier," said her companion.

"Yes, I remember her. It's so bad to meet her again," said the leader, scared.

"Oh, You guys still haven't changed since then. Maybe I should give you more lessons today," Shimizu said smugly.

"Wait, please don't…" said the bullies, scared, but it was too late, and Shimizu beat them up. "If you guys cause chaos like this again, you know your fate," Shimizu warned them.

The bullies ran out of the toilet, watched by the girl from earlier. "Huh, what happened to them? Why are they running out?" wondered the girl.

After a few minutes, Shimizu left the toilet after untying her hair and changing back to her feminine style for today's act.

"Ah, you're still here. I thought you already went back to your class. Are you okay? Did you get hurt by them?" Shimizu asked in a polite tone.

"I'm okay. Nothing bad happened to me earlier. Anyway, thank you so much for saving me," said the girl before returning to her class.

"If that old hag hears about how I acted today, I bet she'll immediately cut off my allowance without mercy," Shimizu thought. "I'd better return to my class and end this annoying act quickly."

After a few more subjects, the school day finally came to an end. Shimizu arrived home with a tired expression. "I'm home…" she said in a lazy tone, tossing her bag aside and collapsing onto the sofa.

"Ah, welcome back! How was school? Did you do what I asked you to do?" her mother asked.

"Today was the worst. I did what you asked, but now everyone thinks I've lost my mind for acting like that," Shimizu replied. "Here's the proof that I acted feminine at school today," she said, handing her phone to her mom.

"Ah, my cute daughter at school," her mother said, feeling happy as she looked at the photo of a feminine Shimizu. "Hey, I'm really your daughter, you know," Shimizu added, emphasizing that her femininity wasn't just her mother's perspective.

"Good, that's good. I see you actually did what I asked," her mother said. "Here's your allowance for this month. As I promised, I won't cut it in half. Instead, I'll give you extra for your hard work today," her mother continued.

"Oh, the thing I was waiting for, finally!" Shimizu said, glad to receive her allowance with the extra payment. "Thanks, Mom," Shimizu said gratefully.

"That's no problem," her mother replied. "Extra amount, yes!" Shimizu thought to herself.

"Hey, hey, how about you act like that again tomorrow? I really liked seeing you act feminine like that. Please, Shimizu, do it again," her mother teased.

"Oh, please give me a break, Mom. I really don't want to do that ever again," Shimizu complained, not wanting to repeat the experience.

"Don't worry, I'm just joking with you, tee-hee," said her mother, teasing her. "Oh, Mom!!!" Shimizu said, a bit upset by her mother's teasing. This old hag!!! she thought to herself.